1/6thism: The Star / A world scaled down to one sixth of its size, that’s where I seek to realize the aspiration of mankind. "The Star” is a series diorama based subjects from movie.... More > Movies capture our hearts and imaginations, inviting us to experience together the life of its’ heroes and heroines. And through collections of DVDs and memorabilia, our emotional connections with those characters are revived. A rare piece of the actor’s autograph or an item from the movie set can even evoke a sense of exhilaration, as tangible objects help bridge our reality and the imaginary world. It is as if the characters are brought to life with our every touch. “The Star” is one of my custom series of figures inspired by movies in a 1/6th scale, the size that best allows ease of collection as well as precision to detail. With utmost detail, I recreate the characters into tangible objects and draw them to our own reality. I become the new director in this world of 1/6th scale. Ready? Action! -Zuno< Less

1/6thism: The Star / A world scaled down to one sixth of its size, that’s where I seek to realize the aspiration of mankind. "The Star” is a series diorama based subjects from movie.... More > Movies capture our hearts and imaginations, inviting us to experience together the life of its’ heroes and heroines. And through collections of DVDs and memorabilia, our emotional connections with those characters are revived. A rare piece of the actor’s autograph or an item from the movie set can even evoke a sense of exhilaration, as tangible objects help bridge our reality and the imaginary world. It is as if the characters are brought to life with our every touch. “The Star” is one of my custom series of figures inspired by movies in a 1/6th scale, the size that best allows ease of collection as well as precision to detail. With utmost detail, I recreate the characters into tangible objects and draw them to our own reality. I become the new director in this world of 1/6th scale. Ready? Action! -Zuno< Less

1/6thism
A world scaled down to one sixth of its size, that’s where I seek to realize the aspiration of mankind.
“The Last” is a series diorama based subjects from World War II... More > .
The Axis were defeated by the Allied in WWII. But what did the war mean to both sides? They may have suffered mental scars by the tragedy of battles. They were probably in search of hope in a war whose end no one knew.
In this series, I tried to express their state of mind. “The Last” would mean despair to the Axis, the defeated, and hope to the Allied, the victors. But for us who did not experience the war, and therefore do not share the point of view of those in the war, “The Last” can either be despair or hope. In other words, the Axis could represent hope while the Allied represent despair.
It depends on your point of view.
What do you think?
Zuno< Less

1/6thism: The Last
A world scaled down to one sixth of its size, that’s where I seek to realize the aspiration of mankind.
“The Last” is a series diorama based subjects from World... More > War II .
The Axis were defeated by the Allied in WWII. But what did the war mean to both sides? They may have suffered mental scars by the tragedy of battles. They were probably in search of hope in a war whose end no one knew.
In this series, I tried to express their state of mind. “The Last” would mean despair to the Axis, the defeated, and hope to the Allied, the victors. But for us who did not experience the war, and therefore do not share the point of view of those in the war, “The Last” can either be despair or hope. In other words, the Axis could represent hope while the Allied represent despair.
It depends on your point of view.
What do you think?
Zuno< Less

About zuno

Jun Ho Kim, also known as Zuno (b. 1964), is a graphic/web designer, art director and a collector of toys and customized 1/6th figures and dioramas.

Hailing from Seoul, South Korea, he has also taught numerous years at the collegiate level there.

His passion for toys started with collection of rare-found figures in late 1980s and has since into expanded to customizing, painting and kitbashing 1/6th scale figures with life-like details.

Also active in online forums, with awards and exhibition from around the world, the widely-acclaimed artist hopes to be a bridge between 1/6th scale world and people around the world through this book.